| June
2 | - The ROK government
disapproves the ‘South Korean Committee for the June 15
Event’ of its visit to Gaeseong to discuss the joint event
with its North Korean counterparts
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| June 6 | - Spokesperson
to North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of
the Fatherland issues a special statement
- Suggests
an official meeting to discuss Gaeseong and Mount
Geumgangissues, as well as the joint events marking the June
15 and July 4 joint statements
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| June 6 | - Minister of
Unification announces the ROK government’s official stance
on inter-Korean meetings on the matters
- “We suggest
a ministerial-level meeting on June 12 in Seoul to discuss
issues regarding Gaeseong Industrial Complex, tourism in
Mount Geumgangand separated families
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| June 7 | - Spokesperson
to North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of
the Fatherland answers questions from the Central News
Agency journalist
- Suggests a working-level talk for
the ministerial-level meeting be held on June 9 in
Gaeseong
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| June 7-8 |
- Summit talks between the US and
China
- Principles regarding nuclear non-proliferation
on the Korean Peninsula are re-confirmed, measures to
increase bilateral cooperation are agreed upon
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| June 9-10 |
- Working-level talks between North and South Korea
(Freedom House, Panmunjeom)
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| June 12-13 | - Agreement was
made regarding holding inter-Korean talks (in Seoul) but,
due to disagreements on the agenda and the level of
representatives to be present, North and South Korea issue
separate statements on the results of the talk
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| June 11 |
- North Korea notifies that “the dispatch of its
representatives will be postponed”, citing issues with the
head representative of the South Korean side
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| June 11 |
- South Korean government announces its official stance on
the inter-Korean talks
- “We would like to point out
that North Korea’s attitude towards the level of the senior
representative does not align with either common sense or
international standards. We urge North Korea to join us at
the table for inter-Korean talks.”
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| June 13 | - Spokesperson
to North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of
the Fatherland blames South Korea for making the
inter-Korean talks fall through and publicizes a distorted
version of what happened.
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| June 16 | - Spokesperson to
North Korea’s National Defense Committee issues an
‘important statement’
- Suggests high-level talks
between North Korea and the US and proposes as the agenda
the easing of military tensions, transition from an
armistice system to a peace system and the issue of building
a nuclear-free world
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| June
17 | - Spokesperson to White
House’s NSC announces the US government’s stance in regards
to the ‘important statement’ by North Korea
- “The US
wishes to have a reliable negotiation with North Korea.
North Korea needs to abide by its duties as a member of the
international community including those under the UN
resolutions and principle of nuclear non-proliferation. The
US will judge North Korea based on its actions, not
words.”
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| June 19 | - Senior representatives of the six-party
talks representing the ROK, the US and Japan meet
(Washington, D.C.)
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| June
21 | - Senior representatives of
the six-party talks representing the ROK and China meet
(Beijing)
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| June 21 |
- North Korean Ambassador to the
United Nations holds a press conference and argues that the
United Nations Command should be removed and the armistice
treaty should be converted into a peace treaty
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| June 27 |
- Spokesperson to North Korea’s Committee for the Peaceful
Reunification of the Fatherland issues an urgent
statement
- In reference to the disclosure of the
minute of the inter-Korean summit, argues that “a unilateral
disclosure of the minute without gaining approval from the
other party is a mockery of our dignity and a
provocation.”
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